Treatments, tests and surgery

• West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT) suspected wet AMD referral form (June 2024)
• The use of VEGF inhibitors for the treatment of wet AMD - please see Medicines information

• NHS England's Evidence-Based Interventions - Breast reduction surgery
• Information for patients and carers about this procedure can be found on the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges website.

• NHS England's Evidence-Based Interventions - Carpal tunnel syndrome release
• Information for patients and carers about this procedure can be found on the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges website.

• Cataract surgery in adults commissioning policy
• West Yorkshire and Harrogate cataract pathway
• West Yorkshire cataract referral form for eye care professionals

• NHS England's Evidence-Based Interventions - Chalazia (eyelid cyst) removal
• Information for patients and carers about this procedure can be found on the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges website.

Information for GPs and other healthcare professionals about sticky / watery eyes in infants and chalazia. 

The use of VEGF inhibitors for the treatment of diabetic macular oedema - please see Medicines information

• NHS England's Evidence-Based Interventions - Dilation and curettage (D&C)
• Information for patients and carers about this procedure can be found on the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges website.

• NHS England's Evidence-Based Interventions - Dupuytren's contracture (curling of the fingers) release
• Information for patients and carers about this procedure can be found on the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges website.

• NHS England's Evidence-Based Interventions - Ganglion cyst excision (removal)
• Information for patients and carers about this procedure can be found on the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges website.

• NHS England's Evidence-Based Interventions - Grommets (ventilation tubes) for glue ear in children
• Information for patients and carers about this procedure can be found on the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges website.

• NHS England's Evidence-Based Interventions - Haemorrhoid (piles) surgery
• Information for patients and carers about this procedure can be found on the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges website.

• Hip arthroscopy commissioning policy
• This mapping and gapping document for hip arthroscopy shows how the West Yorkshire and Harrogate standardised policy compares to the existing policies of our local Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs)

• Hip replacement (arthroplasty) commissioning policy
• This mapping and gapping document for hip replacement surgery shows how the West Yorkshire and Harrogate standardised policy compares to the existing policies of our local Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs)

• NHS England's Evidence-Based Interventions - Hysterectomy for heavy menstrual bleeding
• Information for patients and carers about this procedure can be found on the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges website.

For IVF (in vitro fertilisation) and surrogacy, all West Yorkshire places adopted the Yorkshire and Humber Access to Fertility Treatment Policy.

• Infertility treatment and surrogacy commissioning policy (review 2023)

• NHS England's Evidence-Based Interventions - Injections for non-specific low back pain without sciatica
• Information for patients and carers about this treatment can be found on the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges website.

• Knee arthroplasty (knee replacement for knee arthritis) commissioning policy
• This mapping and gapping document for knee arthroplasty shows how the West Yorkshire and Harrogate standardised policy compares to the existing policies of our local Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs)

• Knee arthroscopy (keyhole surgery) for patients with osteoarthritis commissioning policy

• Obesity (bariatric) surgery for adults commissioning policy

• NHS England's Evidence-Based Interventions - Removal of benign (harmless) skin lesions
• Information for patients and carers about this procedure can be found on the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges website.

• NHS England's Evidence-Based Interventions - Shoulder arthroscopy (decompression)
• Information for patients and carers about this procedure can be found on the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges website.

• Shoulder pain referrals commissioning policy
• This mapping and gapping document for shoulder pain referrals shows how the West Yorkshire and Harrogate standardised policy compares to the existing policies of our local Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs)

• NHS England's Evidence-Based Interventions - Snoring surgery (where the person does not have obstructive sleep apnoea)
• Information for patients and carers about this procedure can be found on the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges website.

• Routine referral for spinal surgery assessment commissioning policy
• This mapping and gapping document for spinal services shows how the West Yorkshire and Harrogate standardised policies compare to the existing policies of our local Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs)

• Treatments for spine, ischaemic and neuropathic pain commissioning policy
• This mapping and gapping document for spinal services shows how the West Yorkshire and Harrogate standardised policies compare to the existing policies of our local Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs)

• NHS England's Evidence-Based Interventions - Tonsillectomy for recurrent tonsillitis
• Information for patients and carers about this procedure can be found on the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges website.

• NHS England's Evidence-Based Interventions - Trigger finger release (difficulty bending a finger or thumb)
• Information for patients and carers about this procedure can be found on the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges website.

• NHS England's Evidence-Based Interventions - Varicose vein surgery
• Information for patients and carers about this procedure can be found on the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges website.